Why is asking what a person’s salary is so taboo in the workplace?

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There’s like this weird culture around it where some may even consider it rude or too personal like it’s equivalent to asking someone their social security number or something
I’ve heard a rumor it’s because companies/bosses don’t want people to talk about their pay between employees because they may find discrepancies compared to their coworkers, but I’m not 100% sure that’s actually why since even their employees consider it taboo.

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Bc i live in a third world country where the majority of people don’t make more than 400 monthly, i landed a job remote with a really good salary and if my friends knew the amount i would get harassed and begged for money, also inside the company people from different countries get pay differently and i really need this job so it’s not worth for me to create an argument

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